In defeating
Indianapolis 45-7 in the AFC Championship Game, New England advanced to its
eighth Super Bowl - tying for the most in NFL history (Dallas, Pittsburgh).
Brady will start in his sixth Super Bowl on Sunday, the
most by any quarterback, while Bill Belichick has more
postseason wins than any coach in NFL history (21).

Seattle, last year's
Super Bowl champions, won the NFC Championship Game, 28-22, in overtime against
Green Bay. The Seahawks are aiming to become the ninth back-to-back Super Bowl
champions in NFL history, and the first to do so since Brady and the Patriots
did it in 2003-04.

New England and Seattle
led the NFL in point differential during the regular season, with plus-155 and
plus-140, respectively.

Al Michaels (play-by-play) calls his ninth
Super Bowl alongside 15-time Emmy Award-winner Cris Collinsworth (analyst),
in the Super Bowl booth for the third time. Two-time Emmy Award-winner Michele
Tafoya reports from the Super Bowl sidelines for the third time, her
second for NBC.

NBC's "Super Bowl
XLIX Pregame Show" is hosted by 26-time Emmy Award-winner Bob
Costas, who will be joined by NBC Sports' "Football Night in
America" team of Dan Patrick, Josh
Elliott, Tony Dungy, Rodney Harrison, Hines
Ward, Mike Florio and Peter
King, and "Sunday Night Football's"Michaels, Collinsworth and
Tafoya, contributing to the pre-game coverage with interviews, features, and
live on-site commentary and analysis. Liam McHugh will
serve as an on-site host at the stadium, Carolyn Manno and Randy
Moss will report from the team hotels, and Doug
Flutie will appear in on-field segments. Baltimore Ravens head
coach John Harbaugh will join NBC Sports' Super Bowl
XLIX coverage as a guest analyst.

The "Super Bowl XLIX
Pregame Show" will feature the events surrounding the Super Bowl,
including an interview with halftime headliner Katy Perry;
live musical performances from the NFL Experience; reports and interviews by
NBC Sports' popular figure skating analysts Johnny Weir and Tara
Lipinski with celebrities attending the game; reports from the
festive atmosphere at the NFL Experience and Super Bowl XLIX Tailgate Party;
and much more.

NBC News' Savannah
Guthrie will interview President Barack Obama as
part of the "Super Bowl XLIX Pregame Show" airing late Sunday afternoon.